Parliamentary questions

Forestry Grants

James Bannon

264. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath will receive a decision on their appeal to the appeals committee of the forestry services department regarding delay in their forestry payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6715/15]

Turbary Rights

Éamon Ó Cuív

265. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the Land Commission is still letting turbary rights to persons; if so, whether turbary rights are available to rent or lease in Connemara, County Galway; if he will provide details of the bogs in which these rights are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6739/15]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

266. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set down the total payment due under the single farm scheme and disadvantaged areas scheme for 2013 and 2014 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the amount of payment that issued under each scheme to date; when any outstanding payments will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6749/15]

Agriculture Scheme Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

267. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be accepted as a new entrant for allocations from the National Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6768/15]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Pat Breen

268. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to explain the reason a payment under the calf welfare scheme has been withheld in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6777/15]

Fisheries Protection

Michael McCarthy

269. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a compensation scheme is available in respect of the extensive bloom of the harmful algal species Dynophysis, known as red tide; if a compensation package complying with European Union regulations will be provided to all producers suffering closures from same to ensure that the sector remains feasible and in a fit state to return to normal trading and job creation, once harvesting begins again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6812/15]

Commonage Framework Plans

Tony McLoughlin

270. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding commonage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6822/15]

GLAS Administration

Tony McLoughlin

271. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6825/15]

Beef Data and Genomics Programme

Noel Coonan

272. Deputy Noel Coonan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the suckler cow scheme will issue in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and the reason for the delay in payment. [6837/15]

Fishery Harbour Centres

Terence Flanagan

273. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update regarding the installation of signs along the Howth Harbour area in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6860/15]

Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

274. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the rural environment protection scheme for 2014 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6862/15]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

275. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue under the 2014 disadvantaged area based scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; the reason for the delay in issuing this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6929/15]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Dara Calleary

276. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their outstanding agri-environment options scheme, AEOS, payments; the reason for the delay in processing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6932/15]

Food Labelling

Martin Ferris

277. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in introducing legislation for country-of-origin labelling for all meat, including meat as an ingredient. [6950/15]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Michael Ring

278. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a payment under the single payment scheme for 2012 following recent contact by his Department officials to this person. [6995/15]

Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

279. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the suckler welfare scheme 2012 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7011/15]

Rural Environment Protection Scheme Data

Martin Ferris

280. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department has put in place to prevent fraudulent claims being made under the rural environment protection scheme; if his attention has been drawn to claims made in respect of lands that did not belong to the claimants; if he will provide, in tabular form, the details of same; if there are officials in his Department currently investigating such fraudulent claims; and if so, the counties in which claims are being investigated; and the number of cases. [7016/15]

Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments

Michael Ring

281. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a payment under the grassland sheep scheme. [7063/15]

Rural Development Policy

John McGuinness

282. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an interdepartmental group has been established by him to bring forward proposals to support economic development in rural Ireland; the date the group was established; the membership of the group and the way each member was selected; the number of meetings held to date; the progress being made; if the threatened closure of bus route 7 by Bus Éireann in County Kilkenny and other counties has been assessed by the group in the context of the likely damage to the local economies, jobs, health care appointments, access to education and social mobility; if he will impress on Bus Éireann the absolute need to continue the service; if the Government will fund a service should the operator pull out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7076/15]

Inshore Fisheries

Maureen O'Sullivan

283. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 219 of 25 November 2014, if he will provide a copy of the terms of reference, scoping information or direction provided for this programme of risk assessment undertaken by the Marine Institute in respect of species protected under the annexes of the habitats directive, which was referred to in the response; if he will provide a copy of any reports, findings and recommendations and all outputs the Marine Institute prepared in the execution of the risk assessment for species protected under the annexes of the habitats directive, which was referred to in the response; when the risk assessment was conducted; the resources that were made available to the Marine Institute to execute this study; if he will provide a copy of the guidance from the Commission, which he referred to in his response; if he will provide a copy of the programme of measures, which he referred to; the priorities identified; the way these have been prioritised; the way their delivery is being addressed, and the resources that are involved; the persons responsible for the programme of measures he referred to; if any report on the programme of measures is available; if he will provide a copy of same, or if he will indicate when it will be available; if the programme of measures referred to the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union on case c-183/05 or if he will specify what the programme of measures is in response to; when the further programme of measures and outcomes referred to, as being necessary, are going to be specified; if he will specify what they pertain to; if he will provide a copy of same, if they are available; if he will provide a copy of the Commission opinion on the programme of measures which he referred to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7098/15]

GLAS Administration

Gabrielle McFadden

284. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7116/15]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Dan Neville

285. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a payment under the single farm scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7123/15]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

Noel Coonan

286. Deputy Noel Coonan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary has incurred a 100% penalty under the nitrates directive scheme; and the options to appeal, or otherwise, available to that person [7141/15]

Food Harvest 2020 Strategy

Seamus Kirk

287. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position at the end of 2014 regarding the targets for growth set for each sector in Food Harvest 2020, published in July 2010; the estimated number of jobs created in each sector following expansion; the increase in production and export growth for each sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7154/15]

Fishing Industry Development

Seamus Kirk

288. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made in implementing the Bord Iascaigh Mhara strategy 2010 to 2012, Delivering on the Potential of Irish Seafood, and the Irish seafood national programme 2007 to 2013; the level of investment in the sector under these programmes; the number of jobs created; the growth in exports of seafood products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7155/15]

National Postcode System Expenditure

Michael Colreavy

289. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Defence the projected cost to his Department to convert to using Eircode; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7604/15]

Departmental Funding

Patrick O'Donovan

290. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the engagements her Department has had with officials in the European Commission in respect of an application for funding from the Rape Crisis Network Ireland, in respect of funds under the access to justice proposal under the European Union Commission Justice Programme 2014 to 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6643/15]

Legislative Measures

Thomas Pringle

291. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6646/15]

Witness Protection Programme

Brian Walsh

292. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total cost associated with the witness protection programme in each of the years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. [6658/15]

Prison Suicides

Brian Walsh

293. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deaths that have occurred in prisons here in the past ten years; and the number of these deaths that are considered to have been suicide. [6659/15]

Legislative Measures

Michael McGrath

294. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the removal of certain minor criminal convictions from a person's record after a period of time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6700/15]

Deportation Orders

Bernard Durkan

295. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if, in the context of a review and-or a revocation of a decision to deport a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11, due cognisance will be given to the extent to which circumstances have changed since the deportation order was made, and the timeframe in the jurisdiction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6751/15]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

296. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe taken to assess an application for residency-leave to remain in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; if the case of this person falls within this timeframe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6752/15]

Residency Permits

Bernard Durkan

297. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if residential status has been awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; if not, the reason for the delay over the past nine years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6755/15]

Deportation Orders

Bernard Durkan

298. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if, in the context of a review or request for revocation of a deportation order, consideration will be provided to the fact that six years passed before a deportation order was made, in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6757/15]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

299. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for naturalisation that have been made in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and the reason these applications were refused, in view of the fact that the person has lived here since 1999, and is a European Union national [6758/15]

Garda Resources

Niall Collins

300. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide additional resources, personnel and vehicles to Crumlin village Garda station, Dublin 12; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6764/15]

Garda Deployment

Niall Collins

301. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of garda personnel currently assigned to Terenure Garda station, Dublin 6W; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6765/15]

Magdalen Laundries Report

Patrick O'Donovan

302. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made, to date, on the recommendations made by Mr. Justice Quirke in respect of the Magdalen laundries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6816/15]

Garda Remuneration

Tom Fleming

303. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will reinstate the pensionable rent allowance of approximately €4,000 per annum, as this has been in place since the inspection of An Garda Síochána and it is crucial especially in view of the fact that the current graduates have experienced a pay cut of over €4,000 on the salaries of the 2009 graduates and therefore an overall cut of approximately €8,000 which puts them in an unsustainable position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6819/15]

Garda Investigations

Jonathan O'Brien

304. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of the investigation by An Garda Síochána into the incident involving the Minister for Social Protection at Jobstown, Dublin 24. [6835/15]

Proposed Legislation

Terence Flanagan

305. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 280 of 18 December 2014, the position regarding a regulatory impact assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6842/15]

Liquor Licensing Laws

Joe Costello

306. Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the continued prohibition on the sale of alcohol in licensed premises on Good Friday; if she will consider lifting the prohibition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6849/15]

Stardust Fire

Thomas P. Broughan

307. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm that the tragic Stardust fire disaster of 14 February 1981 is being re-examined by her Department. [6854/15]

Stardust Fire

Thomas P. Broughan

308. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will initiate a commission of investigation, under the 2004 legislation, into the Stardust tragedy of St. Valentine's day 1981 and the subsequent Keane tribunal report. [6855/15]

Garda Vetting of Personnel

Thomas P. Broughan

309. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for Garda clearance, or the vetting process, to be carried out; the way this time period compares with similar waiting times in 2013 and 2014. [6856/15]

Crime Levels

Thomas P. Broughan

310. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on continuing serious levels of burglary from homes in the Dublin metropolitan district; the measures her Department and An Garda Síochána have put in place to ensure that all gold and jewellery sold to jewellery and gold shops is verifiable and traceable. [6857/15]

Gambling Sector

Terence Flanagan

311. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she or her officials will arrange to meet with a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5, to discuss the gaming industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6861/15]

Garda Remuneration

Mick Wallace

312. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied with her Department's allocation for the current wage scale for new Garda recruits, particularly in view of the removal in 2014 of the rent allowance allocation of roughly €4,000 per year, which constitutes a significant cut to the pay package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5774/15]

Garda Remuneration

Mick Wallace

313. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details on the implications of the Haddington Road agreement on salaries in An Garda Síochána, in particular, in relation to the pay package for new Garda recruits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5775/15]